Fishing-reel.



B. A. FLYNN & F.-G. ROTHENBERGER.

I FISHING REEL.

APPLIOATLON FILED MAYJ, 1908.

900,842, Patented Oct. 13, 1903.

EL i k -g-llllmllll UNITED-STATES PATENT OFFICE- BERNARD A. FLYNN, OFNEWIYORK, AND recon Ion onAnLEs- ROTHENBERGER, or

' BROOKLYN, NEW YoRK.

rrsnmc annn No.' 900342. a v Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 1a, 1908.

a Application filed May 7, 1908. Serial No. 431,431. I

To all whom it connected with a handle E, of usual form, Be it known that we, BERNARD A, FL NN, and this stud axle is pivotally mounted at d a citizen of the United States, residing in the in a sulp-port F which is preferably made segc1ty,-county, and State of New York, and menta inshape, as-indicatedin Fig. 3, andis 5 FREDRICK OnAnLEs Rorn'nn'nnnenn, a citiivotally connected orhinged at to the '10 following is a specification.

zen of the United Statcs residingin ,Brookame of the reel. The su-pportF is held in lyn, in the county of Kings and State of New such manner as to cause the drive wheel 0 to York, haveinvented certam new and useful engage the pinion B- by means of a catch G in Improvements inFishing-Reels, of which the the form 0 a spring plate, as indicated in l 7 Fig.4, carryin astud or in gwhich isadapt- The object of our invention is to provide'a ed to engage a hole in the outer end of the fishing, reel of simple construction with'the plate F. The catch G is attached at g to the workingl'gparts so arrangedthat the line may outside of the frame. The pin or stud g is be quic y and easily wound. when desired arranged betweezrthe opposite ends of the 15 bya geared handle; which may hagze the catch andthe outer-end g ofthecatch is geared handle easily disconnected for casting turned outward slightly to provide a conven off and paying out freely, and'which'may be ient handle. When thestud or pin 9 en- I quickly geared with the handle again for regages the hole f in the plate F, the drive winding. wheel is made toengage the pinion and the 20 In carrying out our invention we provide reel spool can be turned rapldly to wind a 9 the rotary centrals 'ndle of the reel with a line. The sup ort F is, however, held in pinion meshing with a spur wheel of larger place against t e tension of a spring H atdiameter connected to rotate with the handle, tached to the frame of the reel, as indicated, which latter is 'pivotally connected with a and bearing against the outer endfof the sup- 25 plate or support hin ed to the frame of the port. When the catch is withdrawn from-enreel. The support 0 the handle is normally gagement with the support, the s ring H held by a catch, of simple construction, in causes the support to be swung at out its such manner as to cause the drivewheel carhinge or" pivot and to withdraw-the drive ried'b the handle toengage the pinion of the wheel from the pinion. "When the parts are 30 spind e, but the catch-may be easily disenin this condition the line may be cast oii or aged to permit the, handle support and the paid out quickly andv easily. I I ive wheel carried thereby to emoved bya In order to restore the parts 'to winding s ring out of engagement .with,the pinion. condition, the handle may be pressed radially Cl he construction is also such ,thatby merely inwards until the stud g enga es the sup ort 35 moving the handle radially inwards, the F, and when thus enga ed, t e drive w eel catch may be made to a ain engage the hanwill be held in mesh wit the pinion. dle support and thus the drive wheel in It'will be observed that the s ring pllate G mesh with the s dle pinion. is attached at g to. the outsi e of t e reel In the accom anying drawings, Fi ure 1 near the rod seat and that the plate extends 40 isja View partly in front elevation and partly diagonally upwards and rea'rwards in a plane 95 in section of afishingreel-embodying our imbetween the ath of the handle and-the adprovements. Fig. 2 is a view partly in end jacent side 0 the reel: The outer end giof elevation with parts broken away ofthe same. the springfiplat being turned outward, as

Fig. 3 shows a vertical transverse section on dicated, a ords a ready means by whlch the 45 the line 3-3 of Fig. llookingin direction. herman mayoperate the catch with his loo of the arrows. ig.'4 .is a perspe tiveview hands still on the "rod. When the catch is of the catch which holds 'thedrive wheel in withdrawn, it will stand in the path of the engagement with the spindle pinion. handle so that the latter cannot rotate when e'reel spool and its frame may be-of any the drive wheel is out of gear. with the inion.

5o suitable construction. The winding spindle This is an advantage because if the. andle A is mounted suitable bearings in the rotated 'a'tthis time, there would be liability frame, as indicated, and it oarri'esa pinion-B of the, line being'entangled with the handle.

which 18- adapted to mesh with a spur wheel The catch plate G being on the outside can or drive wheel 0 of considerably larger diambeeasily removed or replaced and the catch 55 eter. The stud axle D of this drive wheelis 'pingact s as'a 'positiv'elo'ck for the segmental '110- plate F, which cannot be detached without a ositive outward movement of the late.

' e the construction is extreme y Sim-- ple, involving but few parts, it is very efficient inoperation and can be easily manipulated.

Our improvements are es ecially intended for use in fishing reels, but t ey may be used in reels employed for other purposes.

We claim as our invention,-

1. In a fishing reel, the combination of the reel frame, the winding spindle mounted to turn therein, a pinion on the spindle, a driving wheel enga the pinion, a handle connected with the iving wheel, a se ental prlate pivotally connected at one en to the ame of the reel having an aperture at its opposite end and centrally connected with t e drive wheel and handle, a spring en aging the outer free end of the segmental ate and tend' to separate the drive wheeFand pinion, an a spring metal catch plate attached at one end to the side of the reel near vthe rod seat provided with a catch pin adapted to engage the aperture in the segmentalplatefili having its outer end turned to form a ha e lying at the side-of the reel above the rod seat.

2. In a fishing reel, the combination of the driving wheel and pinion, and a sprin reel frame, the winding spindle mounted to turn therein, a pinion connected with the spindle, a driving wheel enga ing the inion, a handle connected with the iving w ieel, a segmental late pivotally connected at one end to the rame of the reel having an aperture at its 0 posite end and centrally con nected with t 1e driving wheel and handle, a

spring en aging the outer free end of the segmental p ate and tending to separate the metal catch late attached at one end to t e outside of the reel near the rod seat extending diagonally upwards and rearwards therefrom in a lane between the path of the handle and t e side of the reel and which when the catch is disengaged from the segmental plate moves into the path. of the handle and prevents it from rotating, and a catch pin carried by the catch plate intermediate its end adaptedjo engage the aperture in the segmental plate.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names.

BERNARD A. FLYNN. FREDRIQK CHARLES ROTHENBERGER. Witnesses: FRANCIS T. REILLY,

JonN TEMURPHY. 

